Does the Liberal Party not Know Carolyn Bennet Paid Down Her Debt???

In light of this week's decision by Elections Canada to give the former leadership contenders more time to pay off their debt, I decided to look at what the Liberal Party was doing to help them. I noticed that the Liberals' contribution website also encourages people to donate to help them with their debts. One problem with this, is their collecting money on behalf of Carolyn Bennett, a candidate who has already paid off her debt:


Is the Liberal Party just so incompetent and clueless that they don't know who still owes money and who doesn't? Or maybe, they just assume Bennett would still be in debt on the basis that all but one of the other candidates are in debt? After all, the Liberal Party that doesn't seem to mind borrowing money and going into debt?

NDP Proud of Ties to the CBC, while Pretending it is Impartial

Rather than even pretending that the CBC is a neutral and non-partisan Canadian news outlet, the NDP is promoting their by-election Candidates for their ties to the left-wing broadcaster. An NDP friend of mine forwarded an email to me he recently received soliciting donations to fund the three by elections which have been called. They email (pictured below) included the following text:

"Two popular CBC personalities are leading the charge: world-renowned aboriginal writer Tom King in Guelph and award winning host of CBC Radio Noon Anne Lagacé Dowson in Westmount--Ville-Marie."

They don't even have the shame to pretend that these journalists randomly came to be NDP supporters - they proudly announce their affiliation with the CBC as though this were an NDP credential.

However, if any conservative ever protests against the obvious biases in the CBC's reporting (e.g, Krista Erickson feeding questions to Pablo Rodriguez, quoting the Prime Minister and other Conservatives out of context, etc.), they feign outrage that we would dare to question the CBC's "impartiality."

It's time for the NDP and the other parties of the left to stop trying to simultaneously insist on the neutrality of the CBC while recruiting candidates there.

Only True Heads of State Should Engage in International Diplomacy

This week, Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama has been engaged in a European and Middle Eastern tour, where, among other activities, he has been meeting with foreign heads of state. This is completely inappropriate, seeing as he is not currently a head of state. He has already met with at least Angela Merkel (Germany) and Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan). He is a senator, not the President (no matter how much he might think that he already is).

On the world stage, only official heads of state ought to engage in diplomacy with one another. Aspirants need to wait until they are elected in order to do so. To do so lacks accountability and can breed confusion as some could think that his statements reflect accurate and current American policy positions.

This problem was seen in Canada during last year's climate conference in Bali. Stephane Dion, even though he was not a head of state arrogantly attended the conference feeling that he had the right to speak on Canada's behalf. Having two different delegations to represent Canada, one official and legitimate and the other intruding and out of place, did not make Canada look strong and respectable on the world stage.

Domestic politics are for within the country. Politicians should not attempt to engage in foreign policy without a mandate to do.

Shawn Brant's Hypocrisy and Arrogance Laughable

Shawn Brant, the leader of last year's illegal native seizure of the 401 and other highways, has made statements attacking police Chief Julian Fantino for doing his job properly. Apparently, because the OPP and the province of Ontario didn't capitulate and give into native demands makes them "arrogant, aggressive, and provocative." How does Brant not see the hypocrisy of his words? I certainly can think of few people as arrogant, aggressive, and provocative as him!

He acts like a bully, inconveniencing people greatly and committing crimes with nary a care in the world. Through his actions and words, he has lost any sympathy I ever had for his plight. When someone breaks the law, it is the role of the police to step in and restore order, not to mollycoddle and cater to their demands.

The Ultimate Example of Power-Hungry Unions Run Amok

Apparently, one of the city of Montreal's workers' unions is complaining that private property owners and shopkeepers are responsible for keeping their properties clean and neat. This union's sense of entitlement is so high that they are offended over a city bylaw obliging individuals to sweep outside their properties. Apparently the union considers the city to be enlisting "volunteers" to do their job instead of them. Seriously, this is not a joke.

As reported by the National Post on Saturday, the matter was referred to labour arbitration, and the union won. The arbitrator agreed with the union that sweeping and tidying streets and sidewalks was their domain and ordered the city to make sure that the cleaning of Montreal was handled by its union employees only.

No union so be so powerful and hold such a sense of entitlement that they can act in such an arrogant, intrusive, and greedy manner. Shame on them!

More Revelations from the Elections Canada Liberal Donations Database

In continuing with this week’s theme of unmasking the Liberal Party’s poor donation record, here is the info as requested by some of my readers.

Requested Names

John McCallum – Gave nothing to the Liberal Party but did donate to leadership contestants ($228.64 to Ignatieff and $28.64 to Hall Findlay, Kennedy, Bennet, Fry, Dion, and Brison)

Ken Dryden – $962.56

Maria Minna - $225

Scott Brison - $1100 (maximum)

Pablo Rodriguez - nothing

Bob Rae – $1084.60

Paul Martin – $962.56

Jean Chretien - nothing

Justin Trudeau - nothing

MPs who Gave Full Amount

Carolyn Bennett

Scott Brison

Irwin Cotler

Ujjal Dosanjh

Mark Eyking

Karen Redman

That’s a grand total of 6 MPs giving the maximum amount ($1100) out of a total Liberal caucus of 95. As a percentage it works out to 6.3%. What great team players they are!

Mainstream Media FINALLY Picks Up Story on Liberal Loan

On June 2, I wrote a blog entry about the Liberal Party's $2 million loan from the Banque Nationale du Canada. On July 3, I wrote about the lack of attention on this story by the mainstream media. But today, a full week after I wrote about it, John Ivison has finally mentioned it is a National Post article. Yay! I particularly like his description of the loan:

"The financial statements also show a $2-million loan with a punishing 9% interest rate, collateralized against the assets not only of the party but of a number of riding associations. This is highly unusual and indicated a degree of financial stress long suspected but never admitted by the party."

After my post yesterday, I received several requests for the donations, or lack there of, made by other members of the Liberal Party. I promise that I will look into them today and post the results later this afternoon.

However, I will first address the repeated and erroneous allegations by an anonymous poster or poster that Stephen Harper did not donate to the CPC in the same way that Dion did not donate to the Liberals. Have a look at the following screenshot if you continue to doubt the Prime Minister's donations. He donated a total of $1100 which is the maximum amount allowed under Canada's election laws.

Perhaps Belinda Stronach was too Poor to Donate??

Yesterday, I publicized the fact that Stephane Dion failed to donate to the Liberal Party in 2007, all while encouraging rank-and-file members of the Party to give generously. But, he's not the only one; several prominent prominent members gave either nothing at all or very minor donations. So today, I'm going to unmask them as well. All data was obtained through Elections Canada's searchable online records.

Prominent Liberals who gave ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the Liberal Party in 2007:
1. Belinda Stronach
2. Denis Coderre
3. Garth Turner
4. Ralph Goodale
5. Martha Hall Findlay
6. Wayne Easter
7. Dominic Leblanc
8. Mauril Belanger
9. David McGuinty
10. Keith Martin

Prominent Liberals who gave LESS THAN HALF THE MAXIMUM ($1100)
1. Michael Ignatieff ($462.60)
2. Ruby Dhalla ($462.56)
3. Hedy Fry ($382.24)
4. Paul Szabo ($255.27)

In addition to the above mentioned names, 31 other Liberals gave zero dollars to their party and 16 gave less than half the maximum donation. Keep in mind that each of these individuals earns at least $147 thousand.

How can the Liberals expect Canadians to support them financially when even they won't write a cheque to their so-called Victory Fund?

To Improve Liberal Fundraising, Why Doesn't Dion Himself Donate?

Today's Toronto Star has an article describing the new Liberal fundraising tactic of developing small grassroots donations. But Stephane Dion himself doesn't seem to favour donating to the Liberal Party, since he didn't donate to it during 2007. Going through the Elections Canada lists of donors over $200, Dion's name is suspiciously absent from the list.

Dion encourages rank-and-file members to donate, proclaiming the "giving to your party is the best way to give to your country," yet he, with his 218,000+ salary, he can't spare a few hundred dollars for the Liberals.

Maybe Dion, like most Canadians, realizes that the Liberals are hopelessly out of touch with Canadians and have no hope of winning the next election, and has decided to avoid betting his money on a losing horse.

When searching the database of Liberal Donors for "Dion", only the following entries appear:

No Stephane Dion. How can this man encourage Canadians to donate to the Liberals, when he doesn't support his own party financially?

Liberal Debt Goes Unreported in Mainstream Media

Yesterday, I wrote about the Liberal Party's $2,000,000 bank loan. However, as expected, the mainstream media has failed to even mention this fact in their reports. The Canadian Press story on Elections Canada's recently released fundraising numbers does mention that the Liberals were vastly outpaced by the Conservatives and that they made little more than the NDP; however, there is nary a mention of their sizeable loan!

Liberal Party Debt!

According to Elections Canada's online records database, the Liberal Party received a $2,000,000 bank loan from the Banque Nationale du Canada in 2007!

How delusional are the Liberals to think that they actually have a chnace to win an election and form a government if they need to rely on a loan?!? Neither the Conservatives nor the NDP were forced to take out a loan to cover operating expenses.

All Canadians Suffer when the Order of Canada Inducts Undeserving People like Henry Morgentaler

The decision announced yesterday to induct Henry Morgentaler into the Order of Canada has completely debased and devalued the entire system because his so-called "contributions" do not warrant official state recognition. The Order of Canada ought to be restricted to individuals who make Canadians proud and who are worthy of our praise. Making it easier (in a system that had already been far too easy to acquire an abortion) is not a contribution of which we should be proud.

Although I myself am firmly pro-life, I do understand (although I do not agree with) why some people are in favour of abortions being available. I understand their motivation and agenda, but I cannot in any way understand why this man is being celebrated. It is one thing to reluctantly allow abortions, but it is another to glorify the procedure. Abortion should never be celebrated or honoured - it is not a "good" procedure; it is regrettable and unfortunate.

Morgentaler’s appointment to the Order of Canada debases the entire system because his so-called “contributions” do not warrant official state recognition. The legacy of enabling the termination of 1/3 of all births in this country does not constitute a contribution to society or “desiring a better country.” It’s appallingly ironic that as survivor of a Nazi concentration camp himself, Morgentaler holds so little regard to human life.

Morgentaler’s crusade does not constitute “desiring a better country”, as the Order’s mantra states. The Order of Canada needs to be focused on individuals who promote a better Canada, not one devoid of morality and principle.

The inclusion of individuals like Morgentaler and Buzz Hargrove (who has done far more to hurt Canadian workers with his stubbornness and arrogance than to help them) in the Order of Canada is reprehensible. As of yesterday, it has little worth in my mind anyway; it has become little more than a false, superficial honour bestowed on the most undeserving of individuals.